PENERAPAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN INKUIRI TERBIMBING UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KETERAMPILAN PROSES SAINS DI KELAS IV SEKOLAH DASAR

Abstract

This research is motivated by the low science process skills of the 4^th grade elementary school students when learning. The researcher applies a guided inquiry's model (presenting questions or problems, making hypotheses, designing experiments, conducting experiments, collecting data, and making conclusions) to overcome these problems. This study aims to describe the planning, implementation and improvement of students' science process skills. The subjects of the study were 26 students in one of the Bandung Cities elementary schools. Researchers used the Kemmis & Taggart's classroom action research methods which consisted of planning, implementing, observing and reflecting which were carried out in two cycles. Data collection techniques in this study were observation and tests, using observation sheet instruments and individual evaluation sheets. Data processing is carried out through: 1)qualitative analysis, namely data reduction, data classification, a data presentation, data processing / reflection, and conclusions; and 2)quantitative analysis, namely scoring, calculating averages, data percentages, interpretations and conclusions. Three observed sciences process skills are the skills of observing, classifying and communicating. The results of the study showed an increase in the results of cycle I to cycle II. In the first cycle obtained an average percentage of KPS by 70%, mastery learning by 62%. The average percentage of KPS was 85% in cycle II, mastery learning was 88%. This shows that the guided inquiry learning model can improve students' science process skills in 4^th grade elementary schools.